 Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient...  Might and Right - Page 90by Frances Harriet Green - 1844 - 324 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1841 - 1092 pages
...give instructions to their Senators and Representatives ; and a right to apply to those invested wiih the powers of government for redress of grievances,...liberty ; and in all trials for libel, both civil a"d criminal, the truth, spoken from good motives, and for justifiable ends, *hall he a sufficient... | |
 | Jacob Frieze - Dorr Rebellion, 1842 - 1842 - 192 pages
...Sec. 16. The liberty of the press being essential to the security of freedom in a State, any person may publish his sentiments on any subject, being responsible...trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, unless published from malicious motives, shall be a sufficient defence to the person charged. Sec.... | |
 | Jacob Frieze - Dorr Rebellion, 1842 - 1842 - 200 pages
...Sec. 16. The liberty of the press being essential to the security of freedom in a State, any person may publish his sentiments on any subject, being responsible...in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, tlie truth, unless published from malicious motives, shall be a sufficient defence to the person charged.... | |
 | Constitutions - 1843 - 434 pages
...essential to the security of freedom in a state, any person may publish his sentiments on any subject, king responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all trials for libel, hath civil and criminal, the truth, unless published from malicious moliven, shall be suftVient defence... | |
 | Saint Louis (Mo.). - 1843 - 542 pages
...one of the invaluable rights of man, and that every person may freely speak, write, and print, on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all prosecutions for libels, the truth thereof may be given in evidence, and the jury may determine the... | |
 | Rhode Island - Law - 1844 - 612 pages
...SEC. 20. The liberty of the press being essential to the security of freedom in a state, any person may publish his sentiments on any subject, being responsible...trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, unless published from malicious motives, shall be sufficient defence to the person charged. SEC. 21.... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1846 - 410 pages
...one of the invaluable rights of man, and that every person may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty ; and in all prosecutions for libels, the truth thereof may be given in evidence, and the jury may determine the... | |
 | John Bigelow - Constitutions - 1848 - 538 pages
...one of the invaluable rights of man, and that every person may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty ; and in all prosecutions for libels, the truth thereof may be given in evidence, and the jury may determine the... | |
 | William Johnson, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1849 - 866 pages
...provides, " The liberty of the press being essential to the security of freedom in a state, any person may publish his sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty ; and in ell trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, uuless published from malicious motives,... | |
 | Michigan. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional amendments - 1850 - 990 pages
...offered, by Mr. Hanscom, was reconsidered. A.nd the substitute proposed as follows, was lost: ."Any person may publish his sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all prosecutions for libel, the truth, unless published from malicious motives, shall be sufficient defence... | |
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